The Friendship Bike - NobleHops restores a 75 Z1

swest wrote: He should have the two piece gaskets...
Steve

Street Fighter LTD wrote: Glad you are making headway
Call Joe at Pitstop Performance in Florida . Used to advertise here . He is a Cometic dealer for gaskets and other good parts . Best prices I have found on MTC Pistons as well
Do as you mentioned to clutch and polish baskets and center hub with out removing material.
Dave

z1kzonly wrote: Hello Nils, you have the ability and machining capabilities. Years ago when I drag raced these bikes. We used to weld the O-ring groove full, then surface grind the whole block. To make it like the 1st generation Z1 with the 1 piece head gasket. I was lucky enough to know the Worlds greatest craftsman ever. "Puppet" James Ditullio. He could weld stainless steel to toilet paper we used to say! He even welded the heck out of a stock cylinder, filing in the fins with weld. Then mill it down flat on the sides. They were ugly but I had a 1260cc running with alcohol, stock block welded solid, then we bored bigger liners into it. He was always ahead of the times. The first big block! He was the first to make knurled hand grips. Sorry to get off base here, but think about that one. I never typed this in the forum before. I always got a kick out of guys saying they filled the groove in with RTV. Yea that works. But filling in with the weld and machine it, does a lot better.
Here is the best Bio of Pup, "Puppet" put together by the Schnitz family. If you want to read it, it will tell you about the Man, The Legend!
www.schnitzracing.com/POTW/2012/potw-jimditullio.htm

swest wrote: I'm glad you took the time on your oil pump. You won't be disappointed. Here's a short clip of mine. It's cold so the pressure dropps by about half. The oil gauge is a cheap Harley with a plastic bezel. It developed a small crack and lost some of it's oil. It still workes and I'll get a better 60 PSI gauge later.
Steve

swest wrote: Is the rubber grommet still soft? If not get a new one cut the wires and solder them back up. Post some pics so we can guide you along.
Steve